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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1941-10-10, Page 2• THE HURON:EXPOSITOR • st Ton Expositor Established 1860 McPhail McLean, Editor._ 1Wished at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- r3r Thursday afternoon by McLean tga. Subscription rates, $1.50 a year in advance; foreign; $2.00 a year. Single copies, 4 cents each. Advertising rates qn application. SEAFORTH, Friday, October 10 Accommodation For Farmers A few weeks ago The Expositor made the suggestion in this column that some stabling accommodation Mould be provided in Seaforth for the horses of farmers who do their buying and other business in this town. Since then we have been greatly surprised by the immediate and con- tinuous response to The Expositor's suggestion,by the farmers of this district, who appear to be more than a little .concerned by the lack of such accommodation afforded by this towel,. It has been pointed out to us that in surrounding places such as Clin- ton, Hens'all, Exeter and Brussels, there are large church or community sheds, which provide ample stabling accommodation for the farmers ' in. their immediate vicinity, and that full advantage is taken of these facil- ities, not only in the winter, but dur- ing the summer and other seasons of the year. The situation in Seaforth is differ- ent. Even' in the horse -and buggy days we never had church sheds erected, as there was ample hotel stabling for church members of all denominations'. Now, however, hotel stables are a thing of the past, which leaves the town without any stabling accommodation, not only on Sundays, but every day of the week, and the week - days. during the -winter months see many horses in town, and would see a good many more ,„if there was any place to put . them when' their owners were doing business, on Main Street. It has also been pointed . out to us that this , situation is considered a serious one :by the people in the coun- try.. So much so that mare than one farmer assured us that if the town would take _some .action to remedy the situation that the farmers in the townships would contribute their share, and do it willingly. In fact one farmer ' said he would contribute twenty-five dollars if a subscription was taken up for the erection of stabling accommodation. At the same time, he made an alter- native proposition that seemed to us a most practical one. It was that the ''own secure a central site on which to • build a cement, shed that would accommodate twenty or twenty-five horses, and organize the work. This farmer in return would agree to provide men from his district who would each give a day or two's work gratis in the erection of the building, or would give material and have it hauled gratis. That there were simi- lar men in every township adjoining the town who would cheerfully do the same if some live organization was set on foot to provide such a build- ing. As we see it, this lack of stabling accommodation for farmers is work- ing against the town and the to business interests. A short time ago the town 'aiithorities turned down a proposition of the Women's Institute to provide . a rest room in Seaforth ;tor th# use of the people from ;the count, as well as for tourist use. The reason was, we believe, the cost. The lawn could not afford it. - AS a. plain' matter of fact, the town •-`1n n"Ot afford to be without a rest 4rb'ohir •able a '-large furnished , rVon x�rig orrery comfort and facility anon We would like to Mediate action taken: e and comfortable iodation in: this ihtl fiend For after all is said and done, it is the farrning communities that make a town and, likewise, the farming communities that have it within their power to kill a town as well. • It Would Be Different - We have an immense liking for Beverley Baxter, the British Member of Parliament and ex -Canadian, and over a number of years have derived a great deal of pleasure from his speeches and magazine articles. But when Beverley Baxter comes to this .country and tells Canadians --pos- sibly at the behest of some of our city armchair generals and government baiters—that •Canadians should have conscription, we can not help but think that Mr. Baxter's remarks were entirely out of place and ens • tirely uncalled for. In the first place, why pick on Can- ada? Would Mr. Baxter go to North- ern Ireland—which is far nearer home—and urge conscription there, against the wishes of his party lead- er, Prime Minister Churchill? Or would he go to South Africa and tell General Smuts that his country should have conscription? Or would he go to Australia, at this or any other time,,and tell the people of that country that they should have con- scription? • Canada had conscription in the last war. It may have conscription be- fore the present war is over. But what Canada will do about conscrip- tion now, or. in the future, depends altogether on how the war develops from the Allied point of view, and al- so on the Allied plans and needs. That is why outside advice is not taken kindly by Canadians as . a whole, although the Globe and Mail, which would appear to be a recent convert of Mr. Baxter, sees nothing wrong in his speech in Toronto, and has this to say in his defence: "This idea that a resident of Eng- land, former Canadian or not, should limit his gestures to pats on the back, or otherwise keep quiet, is a poor sort of tribute -to Canadian honesty.", We wonder if some one came over from England and told the owner of the Globe and Mail that his fancy 'breeding stock farms, should be done away with, on account of their ex- pense; that his ownership in mines should. be turned over to the Govern- ment and their profits used for war purposes; that the salary of its edi- tor, who has been so conspicuously absent from his job in months past, should likewise be confiscated, it would be different, wouldn't it? Or if somebody came over from England and told Canadians that be- cause British goods are frequently better and cheaper than our own, and Britain badly needs the money, all British, goods should be admitted in- to Canada free, and some other t• sings that might be mentioned, we wonder how long it would take the Toronto paper to change its mind, and most heartily agree with the ma- jority of Canada, that Canadians should be left alone to settle their own political questions and problems in their own way? • If We th?ly.._Could If our Ontario farmers could only domesticate that fleet -footed little animal—the antelope—and by selec- tive breeding some day increase its stature to the size of a dairy cow, that day milkmen would have a real gold mine right .on their home premises. And the reason? Because the fat content of antelope milk has been found to be thirteen per cent., com- pared with from three to five per cent. of cow's milk. And, there is still more to it than that. Total sol- ids in, the milk of this animal reach 24.7 per cent., while that of the dairy animal is 12.8. per cent. A protein,content of nearly double that of regular milk ins\ also found. In fact, antelope milk rivals that of evaporated milk, which has a solid content of 26.5 per cent., and a fat content of 8.2 per cent. That sounds like a gold mine all right. But—the antelope is a very nimble little animal that likes to live alone. in the wild open spaces, and so far they have been"°found to be extremely hard to capture and a�e.still much harder to domesticate: Atid� an ,oris 'illi , h And, � � been pretty pod d atelyi I OCTOBER 19, 194j t Years Aone Interesting Item Picked From The Heron Expositor of Fifty and TWbntyfive Years Ago. From the Huron Expositor to October 9th 1891 Messrs Duncan' McDonald and John 11/1cNei1 hate been appointed tax col- leefore for Grey Township fot 1891. The Hibbert Agricultural Society held their annual tall show at Staff?, on Tuesday and Wednesday last. On Wednesday the rain fell most of the day, but as it had been fair the day before the showing was excellent. in all classes. The citizens of the town were again aroused from their peaceful slumbers about half -past twelve on Wednesday• evening by' the dread sound of the fire alarm whistle. The building at- tacked this time was the one known as the old • Baptist church, east of the Public school. It was feared at one time that- the 'residence of Mr. Robert Fansom would surely go but the fire- men su,eceeded in saving it. Mr. George A. Dewar of this town has gone too Toronto to attend Dental having a large warehouse erected College therer. The Messrs Coleman of town are near the railway track, on the north side of their office. • Mrs. D. McPhail of Longdon, -North Dakota, is at present visiting here at the residence of her brother, Mr. M. Y, McLean. Jennie and Bella Barr daughters of Rev. M. Barr, have gone to Kingston to attend University. Mr. Wm. Rea, of McKillop, who is attending the Model school in Clinton, has been engaged to teach in the Walton school next year as the pres- ent teacher, Mr. McLaughlin has re- signed. �. Mr. Wen. Dixon, of Brucefield is having his barn and stables remodell- ed and improved'. Oelooking over the prize lists of the different fairs we find the name allot Mr. James Cooper taking a very prominent place among the prize winners. His flock of Shropshires took all first prizes in their class at God- erich and Exeter; almost all at Hen- sel' and Zurich; and a prize for the best collection of Shropshires at God- erdich- A very interesting barn -raising took place at Mr. Robert Traquair, Tuck- ersmith, on Monday of last week, there being ,over one hundred men present. Messrs. John T. Wood and John Stewart acted ,as Captains and Mr. George Logan; of Stanley, was the framer. Mr. 'RObert •McMillan, of Hullett, has returned, from Manitoba and brought with • I a ear load of Man- itoba,cattle. Ter' will be fed all win- ter and shipped to the old Gauntry in the spring. From the Huron Expositor October 13, 1916 Pte, Austin Rice, Pte. Chas. Care: field and Sgt. Jas. Gillespie, of Crom- arty, were home on their last leave before going over Deas. Mr. John Muir, G.T.R. foreman, re- ceived word on Tuesday that his .eld-• est son "Pte. Alexander Muir had been wounded in the left arm while -on duty 'in France and adanitted to St. John's Heepital, Etaples, on Sept. 28th. Mrs. Kelly received word from the- war of- fice, ea Wednesday that her son, Pte. Emmett. Kelly had been wounded in the Iegs while fighting in France and a hospital in Rouen, was now in France. Mrs. Meredith and Mrs Baughman were here from Wallaceburg, to see their nephews Pte. Dawson Reid and Lieut. D. L. Reid, of the 161st. B'att'a- lion who were home on •their last leave, Mr. J. W. Connor, who has been chief, Examiner at the Bell Munition Plant during the past two years re- ceived word, Wednesday night to transfer to Orilla to take charge of a six inch shell plant' in that town and left here Thursday morning. Mr. W. J. Finnigan, of Egmondville, is doing a rushing trade in all lines, of produce. On Thursday last he Naught abouti700,1bs, of poultry alive. Corp. Jas Richardson son of Mr. J. K. Richardson of St. Marys, and a former Seaforth resident was killed' in action in France on Sept. 15th, Archie Dickson, son of Mr. Adam Dickson and a member of the Univ- ersity Battery was home on his last leave before going overseas. The boys of Miss Janet Scott's cllass in First Presbyterian ,church again' remembered some 'boy at the front. This time it was Alex Muir, W. Pinkney and H. Dorrance. The members of the class are Cecil Smith, Gordon Hays, Claude Patterson, Jack Scott, Reg Kerslake and Harold Mc- Naib. Probalbly the largest crowd that ev- er assembled at Seaforth station turn- ed out on Tuesday afernoon to say good-bye to the Huron's, when a spec- ial train took ,them back to'iCamtp Bor- den after their Past leave at home be- fore going overseas. A half holiday was declared and ail places of business closed. Each of the 'boys was present- ed with a Pair of sacks, a pair of tow- ele, a sleeping helmet and a house- wife. The .Hurons are one of the best battalions now in training no doulbt will make a name for themselves. Mr. James Horton,' of Chieelhurst, hats purchased the large church shed and is re, loving it in pre1laraiioll for the new shed, which le tet, be of Bem- ent Modes. I r, toaig hah the *ark of pttfrtino on oitt, Ake dna it.wliit- a .• "Sorry—I can't take a messags for fifteen minutes. The colonel's listening to Superman!" - Phil Osifer of • • "PLOWING" • Lazy .Meadows YHarry J. liioyls) • A farmer has little time for paint- ing, music or good • books. All too often he neglected to paint? the. farm rbuildings,) re Ands himself on the wrong side of the books at the bank and then he has to face the "music." However, there is one thing which a farmer ,takes pride in . . . one achievement which is almost a heri- tage with him . . . and that is the -plowing on his farm. Grandfather was always a noted advocate of good plowing. He main- tained: that it was bad enough for a man to beat his 'wife,•starve his stock, or let weeds grow on' his farm , abut there was no excuse for poor plowing. From the time he stewck out a land until he finished, up the headlands he was very careful , . precise in every furrow! When he finished it was a joy in itself to look at the field. Straight furrows, look- ing as if they had been shaped by hand stretched.. endlessly up over the hills and down through the valleys of Lazy Meadows. After supper you would see him stand out on the west side of the house looking over the fields . . . figuring how long it would take to finish the plowing . . , flick- ering flare of the match lighting his face up with a ruddy glow as he. lit. his pipe. City people .have often remarked that _plowing must be a boring job. They Watch as a plowman and his team go slowly- across a field • up ..a hill where they ,are silhouetted briefly against the sky . . only to disappear 'anti then come back info silhouette again and wend their way down into a valley. On Ievel land you'll see a plowman go up and down teadily for hours at a time ... stop- ping at intervals to rest because the xactness of plowing is tiresome. ". What does a plowman think about? He thinks first of all of his work, but ike all good workmen be becomes hrou,gh experience so accustomed to ie task that he has plenty of time o think of other things. On, a warm azy day of Autumn there are plenty' f experiences to be had in plowing a eld. Think of ,the fragrant air of utumn . , . filled with the smoky in- ense of burning leaves ... the trees hat seem blood -spattered from the eath • struggle of • summer jousting ith Jack Prost . . . the whirring of silo -filling machine . . . the steady am•'pamtming of a threshing machine omewhere over the river. Birds heeling in clustered formations . nd now and again the familiar oun'ds of ducks' and geese heading ✓ 'a southern climate. .Certainly a an should be able to think in such n atnmosphere as Fall . provides. Perhaps he thinks of a tousle -head - d tot 'sitting at the breakfast table nd assuring'h,im that soon he will be fo • plowing. Tit's a mighty good time to look ba'c'k and see the years passing in -review since that lad was a squall- ing infant. When you plow it's a good time to think over troubles and problems that crowd in on every -day living. Tax time is coining as surely as plowing in the tall. will the load of hogs pay the taxes and leave enough far fall needs? Should we sell those four steers now ... or feed them this Win- ter? They are well finished ., , but the 'buyers are not paying enough. Flawing is a time for such considera- tion. - As the furrows turn over and the rich, deep, dark . brown earth cracks as it flows into plebe . surprising show clearly the troubles that kept you tossing on your pillow at night, seem to arrange themselves, with natural, logical answers. Plowing in the .Spring is somehow different. The earth is moist , , and if you have had open weather it is warm and steamy. There is rich fertility in its breath . . . a sense of "growingness" seems to fill the air. A 1 a•z y winter -sleep -drugged s no. k e crawls sluggishly out of reach of the horses' hooves . . . sea gulls wheel in shrieking delight as they pounce on the feast upturned by the plow, The soft, spring air is filled with the noise of a world that seems suddenly to have come to life. A noisy neigh- bor complains in a strident voice ahout the laziness of his team , , , children yell in happiness as they play at recess time in the school yard on the corner . . . the world is alive and happy at the thoughts of warn., sunny days which lie in store fdr it. Late Fail plowing on. a drizzling, rainy day is not the most pleasant task. However, it has its compensa- tions. As the Fall dusk creeps, up darkly 011 you, and the" misty rain which has soaked _ through your clothes begin to chill you, the team go on steadily . . . until the times does finally come when you unhitch and 'go to the stable in the deepen- ing dusk. There is murky lantern light in the stable. which steams up as the horses come in. The stock+as been fed and you take down tb6 lan- tern and head for the house. Golden -yellow light from an 'oil lamp streams out with the warmth as you open the kitchen door and step in- side. Dantp, cold 'clothes are soon discarded and as you eat the tired- ness seems to leave your body. Soon the Fall plowing will be that ed and the blanketing snow come down to cover up the, e n furrows , The work is hard . , . 'but at the close of day . .` , 'day such as this Fall one , . sleep contentedly, your tired body glorying in, the comfort of to 'ber, the. basis of farming - deep sleep. Plowing seems somehow to be/the basis of farming . . . the work where skill of work gives the deepest satisfaction! Canada At War • • Article No. Three "WEAR INDUSTRIES" t'.) Anyone who insp,ccted the Depart- ment of Munition's and Supply eichiblt at the 'Canadian National Exhibition this year must have stood emitted; at the marvelous •display of implements of war sthown there, all products of 'Canadian industrial enterprise and in- genuity. _ •-• i They ncluded the 26 -pounder field artillery gtin, the Bofors anti-aircraft gun, the Boys anti-tank gun, the Xren machine gun, the TTni+fersal carrier, bt»nfbs, rifles, shells, trench mortars, a consolete engine . for the Canadian - built ,cd'rve'tte and a.rexnnrkable eiehib- it of ,Canedfnti,tna,de bairirber and fight- er planes. Canadian, factories ate al• So' turning out` Mtge ota;ntities of ohm:Meals and ` expltlside's. 'd+e oth ,lies r'•.. da •a I n nd a d Mtn es its t9.8, , � 8 Met& 9 Meth o it in s, t'i'll 'ed lis• • arttct. ' atitiarify craft. It was for the purpose pf giving Canadian editors' a chance to learn the inside story of production ,of these war weapons that the Department of Munitions and Supply, headed by Hon. C. D, Howe, made it possible for them to visit a liumiber of Eastern Canada war industries. In the short time available the editors saw sufficient to make them realize that Canada Is re- spou'ding nobly to the 'Churchill ap- peal: "'Give us the tools and :we will finish the job." 'Right across Eastern Canada a gigantic pew arsenal has conte into being, with scores of neva factory 'buildings being added to Can- ada's industrial war giant, and older plants turning to War work. Spinning wheels, turning lathes and whirring machinery tell their .gin, story. The Dominion IGIOvettument alone haS set- 4y'ended :$60ll niii11000 for -ne* Vent kiiairerials *til di tot . Via.: O d,� fob' unit ri f iii' at #40 From California Los Angles; Calif., Sept, 10, 1941. The Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: Enclosed is a description. of the All -State picnic held in Ontario,. California. It is a beautiful town, about 30 miles from Los- Angeles. "Years ago a man coming from On- tario, Canada, named it "Ontario," after his •birthplace in Ontario„ Can- ada. The 'Dental Association is now meeting in Los Angeles. Among the speakers from a distance is Dr, Arn- old D. Mason (Canada), dentist for the Dionne quintuplets. He and his wife, who accompanied him, were given a very hearty 'reception, and his addresses were listened to with great interest 'by the association. The great topic here, as all over the world, is the war. So many are preparing to join the ranks. Tons of old aluminum have been gathered here. mostly old kitchen utensils, to be used in war equipment in air planes, etc. BESSIE M.eGREGOX 238 N. New Hampshire, Los Angeles, formerly of Brucefield. (The description to which Miss Mc- Gregor refers is of such a nature that it is not practical to reproduce it. here). r•: Seen in the County Papers, Run Over By Wagon Hugh Rundle, aged 4, son of Mr. and Arthur Rundle east of Hensel!, was injured when he was -run over by a wagon. His father was taking in beans and Hugh was in the field with him. It is thought that he had reached between the wheels to pick up a stone or some other abject when the hors- es were started' up and the wheel pass sed over his body anglewise from one hip to the opposite shoulder. No bones were broken but internal injuries are feared. The lad was taken to the Children's War Memorial Hospital, in London.—Zurich Herald: Fire Started From Sawdust Pile 1'he fireman. were called out Sat-• urday afternoon at one o'clock to put out a blaze which originated in a saw- dust pile at the rear of the Epps Sport Shop and had • spread to a nearby pile of lumber cuttings and packing boxes and threatened to, spread to the building which houses Clifford Epps' machine shop. By prompt action the firemen had the blaze extinguished before any damage was done. --Clinton "News Record. Bride -Elect Showered 'Miss Velma Elliott was pleasantly surprised, last Tuesday evening when Mrs. Kenneth Elliott and a number of .friends went to her home and pres- ented her with a 'kitchen shower..Tihe gifts_ were brought in 011 a decorated wheelbarrow by Miss Jean Powell. Miss Elliott gave a very fitting reply and lunch was served. The bride-to-be received many useful gift's, --Clinton News Record. School Section Showers Young Bride A miscellaneous shower was ten- -' dered Mrs. James Newell, at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Cowan of the Auiburn Road last Friday night, when about thirty of Mrs. Newell's friends and well-wishers, gathered to wish her happnese in her new home The g , Bring was representative of, U.S.S. No. 11, Hullett and East War wanosh and during the evening Mrs. Newell was the recipient of many lovely and -useful gifts.—Blyth Stand- • and Graduated From Wireless Training School Wireless Operator Edward McGill R.C.A,F, son of Mr. and Mrs. James McGill of Clinton, has graduated from the Wireless Training School at •Mon- treal and has been stationed at Hag- ersville as Instructor.—Blyth Stand- ard. Pilot Officer Casey Had Minor In- juries This week Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Casey received a letter from their son, Pil- ot Officer George Casey; who had been reported as injured during air penations. George had been unlucky enough to get two pieces of shrapnel in his leg confining hini to Cambridge Hospital for three days after which he was given a week's leave in Lon- don. It was a relief to his family and friends to hear that his accident was of a minor nature, --Mitchell Advocate. Officer Commanding Demonstration Exeter Minister Called TO"ColorsAB Chaplain - Rev, Douglas C. Hit+14 has been cal- led to he colors with the Canadian Army and has been appointed District Chaplain and is to report .at-1V)'ilitary District No, 2, 'rororreto, Tuesday o,e next week. He receives a captain'? e'a ?.mission. l'dr. Hill offered his ser- vices early in thee' year. Ile has .Pas - sec his'iliedieal examinations. Mr. ,H'i1'j who hatx ,been- minister at eaten Prres- bJ erian thtirab ; Mae AAigtiet, 193'6, intini t0'I to Igo oougrega'tion tin SOU - day tie " n tbilttt ofi &albeiil*, Calle& (CSoduCtn'( OI ;ism) v. <d . •